New Zealand vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 83% larger than New Zealand. New Zealand would fit into Turkmenistan about 1.8 times.
New ZealandTurkmenistanNew Zealand moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
0.55×
New Zealand is 0.55× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1.83× the size of New Zealand.
| New Zealand | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 268,021 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 5,324,700 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Ashgabat |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. New Zealand sits at about 42°S and is stretched to 1.79× its true area; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is New Zealand bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. New Zealand is 45% smaller than Turkmenistan. New Zealand covers 268,021 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does New Zealand fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1.8 times: Turkmenistan has 1.83× the area of New Zealand.
- Why do New Zealand and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. New Zealand is drawn about 1.79× its true area there and Turkmenistan about 1.66×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, New Zealand or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 5,324,700. Density: New Zealand 20 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².